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01-15-2013 04:51 PM

Paul P

I did not think that was the case with mine the rear has more of a gap than the front. My Avatar has the suspension installed and you can see the gaps.

01-06-2013 02:22 PM

McClane

Paul P is there a little more wheel well gap in the front than the rear after install? Mine looks like it

01-05-2013 09:38 AM

Paul P

I put MX-3000 suspension kit on my ZX3 a while back now. I love it! I also installed a complete Prothane urethane bushing kit while I was at it. The only trouble i ran into was with rear lower control arm cam bolts in the middle of the car. I had to grind into the bushing until I hit the bolt all the way from one end of the bushing to the other. Once I got through and sprayed it they let go. They are totally covered with anti-seize now and should not be a problem. I did have to purchase 2 things to complete the kit. One of them has not been mentioned in this post the SVT dust boots for the front struts. I bought those along with the front strut mounts that are needed to complete the kit. Next was the 17" SVT wheels from Tasca Ford on an E-Bay auction that I got for $350! They were on E-Bay new for sale individually. I had 4 windows open bidding on them until they ended to make sure I got a set of 4. I got lucky and scored them for cheap. What a difference with some Hankook Ventus V12 Evo tires on them. Lastly was the Massive Strut tower brace. That was the biggest noticeable difference after getting used to the suspension. I highly recommend the brace for the front. It really ties everything together. There is a design flaw in the front strut mounts IMO. The plastic spring pocket locator is weak. A little wheel hop at the drag strip or on the street will break it. I have the Autozone mounts in there now so when the go bad it is just a swap.

01-03-2013 02:55 PM

rcksvtcontour

Anybody deal with a 2003 FSVT that has been rust proofed underneath??? Just wondering what their nuts and bolts looked like and how easy/hard it was? Im about to do mine and it has been rust proofed. So far I have bought the M-3000-ZX3A Kit and strut mounts.

06-20-2012 02:42 PM

JakeTheSnake

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaz3

Interesting that you have a PZEV 2.3 in Michigan, since that isn't a "California" state or next door to one, unless you count across Canada to N.Y. as being next door...

Mines pzev and I'm in Tennessee. How that happen beats me

There is no such thing as a non-PZEV 2004 ZTS Sedan - they are all PZEVs.

05-24-2012 03:10 AM

Djzx3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaz3

Btw what's my #

lol, I just saw that in your S/N.

I went and did it just now, and your on the board as D23-#4.

And lets not threadjack this dude's thread here, PM me if you got anything to ask about the crew.

05-24-2012 03:06 AM

Blaz3

Btw what's my #

05-24-2012 03:06 AM

Blaz3

Yes you will still get gains from a tune and the more mods you add the more gains and safety the tune will add , will it do as much as most SVT no unless you have one of the duratec that is down on power because of a factory tune
You cannot change your car from a pzev but can change the tune to one that isnt
Tom

05-24-2012 03:02 AM

Djzx3

Tom said that? I could have sworn that the only thing that makes it a PZEV is the extra o2 sensor, and the cat on the header?

I could be wrong?

05-24-2012 02:57 AM

Blaz3

For now? I talked to Tom about that and he said you can't change a PZEV to a non PZEV. I guess the only real diff is a tune and exhaust.

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